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VP, Development Management

VP, Development Management

CyrusOneDallas, TX, US
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Vice President, Development Management

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Energy + Land, the Vice President, Development Management is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive development management strategy to support the Company's long-term growth and business objectives. The Vice President, Development Management leads a cross-functional team, collaborates with internal stakeholders, including design and construction, solutions engineering, sales, procurement, EHSS, tax and legal, and leverages external subject matter experts and consultants, to project manage and enable work flows and activities across all stages of data center development.

Essential Functions :

  • Develops and implements CyrusOne's global development management process, systems and strategy to support the growth objectives of the organization, aligned with CyrusOne's investment objectives and goals.
  • Identifies and puts into action, business processes, and develops relationships and opportunities that will support data center development across Land, Power, Engineering, Sales and Construction.
  • Plans, executes, coordinates, and oversees development management activities across land, permits, tax incentives, power, engineering, solutions engineering, sales, and construction with additional support through underwriting, financing, and closing.
  • Enables coordination across financial, technical, and commercial initiatives to enable financing and closing, and to facilitate construction start.
  • Develops, documents, and clearly articulates the status and execution of projects across cross-functional teams, drives effective coordination and communications across the organization, and ensures projects maintain timelines to guarantee delivery and mitigate business exposure.
  • Leverages corporate and operational resources in development activities and to support the financial close of a project; ensures that all commercial conditions are in place to meet underwriting assumptions and secure capital approval and any financing conditions; collaborates with the design and construction team to ensure a seamless transition into operations once financial close is achieved.

Minimum Requirements :

  • Able to balance risk management with the pursuit of an opportunity to maximize project success and value creation.
  • Demonstrated ability to form, drive and execute development management strategies.
  • Strong commercial and project management background and mindset; ability to conceptualize returns with extensive experience in project development with a demonstrated record of implementing business activities determining key value drivers and alignment with CyrusOne's business objectives.
  • Ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and trends, including building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and industry leaders.
  • Strong business acumen; ability to assess quickly the potential value and risks of a business activity and prioritize potential project development opportunities accordingly.
  • Demonstrated skill in leading and motivating high potential teams to achieve new levels of excellence, leading change, and managing for results.
  • Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
  • Professional and thorough approach to project development, with a strong understanding of technical, financial, and commercial drivers.
  • Ability to develop strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong negotiation skills : ability to present points of view in an effective way, representing well the interests and position of the organization and gain support for ideas.

    • Experience / Skills :

  • 10+ years of data center development management experience driving project execution from start to operations; aligning cross functional teams, implementing processes and tools and delivering project excellence for customers.
  • Previous applicable experience working in a dynamic business environment with excellent management, organizational improvement, and influencing skills.
  • Track record of success effectively supervising, training, mentoring, and evaluating talent teammates at various levels within the organization or team.
  • Data center / mission-critical project development a plus.

    • Education :

  • Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or professional degree preferred, or equivalent experience in real estate, finance, law, project management.

    • Work Environment :

  • Significant domestic and international travel required.
  • Fast paced environment with multiple priorities.

    • CyrusOne is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. CyrusOne provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state or local laws. We will respond to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at CyrusOne, or to submit a resume.

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